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I need to get in front of by working moms
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- What is your name?
- Carolyn Harbert
- Are you currently heading a woman-owned business?
- Yes
- If you are in business, what is the name of your business?
- OHMISS Concierge
- Where did you get your idea for your business or the business you'd like to start?
- I worked in for the Airlines for 39 years and retired this year. I wanted to start something to supplement my airline income and to give me something to do. I have always been busy, owning retail stores, real estate etc while flying so retiring and doing nothing was not in the plan.
I have always been the person that people go to and ask for X Y or Z. A Personal Concierge business was a natural progression.
- Where is (will) your business located? (City and State)
- Tampa Florida
- If you already have a website, what is the address for your business?
- http://www.ohmiss.com
- How long have you been in business? (Or when do you plan to open?)
- I started in the fall of 2006.
- How many employees do you have, if any?
- 1-5
- What is your annual revenue?
- $50K-$100K
- Describe your product or service, or the product you plan to introduce to the market.
- We offer a full service personal concierge service. We are bonded and insured. Our goal is to make our clients life easier and less stressful. We accomplish that by:
- personal assistants
-Go-for/errands
-Personal shoppers/ returns
-Reservations/tickets/events
-Pet Sitting
-Organization/ De-Clutter
-Gift wrapping/Card Writing
and much much more
- How did you (or plan to) fund your business startup?
- personal savings, second mortgage
- What was (is) the biggest hurdle in getting your business off the ground?
- Getting the word out that and educating the public on what a personal concierge does.
- What would you advise other women interested in starting a similar business?
- Have a marketing plan and market market market
- What has been your biggest mistake?
- Not having a professional design our website from the get go. These days a website is just like your office. You furnish the office to reflect your business and the website is no different. A standard template is just that standard and looks that way.
- What has been your smartest move?
- Hiring my Daughter in Law
- Are you willing to answer questions from other women business owners about your business?
- Yes
- What is your email address?
- carolyn@ohmiss.com
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Hope all is going well with you. Just wanted to reach out to you and see if there is anything I can do to be of service to you or your team. Looking forward to the opportunity to network more with you.
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Angela Smith
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I would love know what you think about the experience!
Happy New Year!
Shann
My site is similar to Monster ....we connect employers from all industries with mom/applicants with all skill sets/education levels. We're not a placement agency. The site has been live for 2 months...and we are building our database of moms (we currently have over 200) ...we've had some postings (both for on-site and work from home ops) and we have many employers waiting for the site to mature and more moms to register. We have 45 registered employers...ranging from IT firms, retailers (Tiffany & Co, The container store,etc.), hospitals, and universities.
Let me know if you have any additional questions :)
Shannon
Nicole :-)